Family: Poaceae
Group: Monocot
Perennation:
Perennial
Habit:
Herb
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Native Status:
Native
Preliminary IRC Status:
Rare
Native Range:
Endemic to the West Indies (Bahamas, Cuba, Hispaniola).
Map of Locations [currently Florida only]
Comments:
Savannas and sandy coppices; northern and central Commonwealth (Correll & Correll, 1982: 98-100, with illustrations).
For a specimen image, visit the
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden Virtual Herbarium.
Synonyms:
Aristida gyrans of Britton & Millspaugh (1920), not Chapm.
